Transforming the future of Africa in Tech
The Future of Africa is Now
The ALX Tech Nanodegrees are a fully-funded scholarship programme providing 20,000 Tech Nanodegree programmes, powered by Udacity for African talent to enable them to become future leaders and entrepreneurs and help address the global skills gap across the tech industry.
Purpose
A life-changing programme
Our mission is to upskill and grow young, job-ready talent with intermediate and advanced in-demand tech skills to become Africa’s future leaders and entrepreneurs, transforming 60,000 lives – enabling 40,000 with foundational digital skills and 20,000 with professional advanced tech skills.
Programmes
There is no other programme like it on the continent, providing the same e-learning package of quality tech training from Udacity; in Cloud DevOps, FullStack, Data Analysis and Cloud Developer, coupled with career services, and community through ALX and The ROOM, enabling graduates to access opportunities in tech companies all over the world. Through these fully sponsored programmes, young Africans gain the skills and the connections, at no cost, to grant them access to the tech ecosystem.
As part of the African Leadership Group, our mission is to transform the future of Africa by creating 2M job opportunities by 2030 for young African talent.
All courses are powered by Udacity with a mission to train the world’s workforce in the careers of the future.
An African Leadership Group company with a mission to catalyse global change by connecting the world’s doers with extraordinary opportunities.
Start with ALX, Continue with The ROOM
Your Access To An Extraordinary Opportunity
Courses are online and self-paced so students can learn when and where it’s convenient for them; this is an opportunity to develop career skills at no cost to you and a chance to get placed into lucrative local and global jobs through ALG’s talent community, The ROOM.
Technical Training
Providing tech courses in the most demanded fields in Web, Data & Cloud – customised for various career levels.
Career Readiness
Get ready to propel your career trajectory through access to exclusive Career Readiness services integrated within your technical Nanodegree. Career services are designed to help you navigate your way through your career journey and prepare you for your next step.
Job Opportunities
In collaboration with The ROOM, we are training a new generation of world-class, outstanding talent in Africa and we are connecting them to opportunities to create lasting impact through their skills and expertise.